Chiropractic treatment for seniors & older adults

If you are feeling tight, tired, weak and achy – the right kind of treatment can really help get you feeling better. Especially when it is tailored to your unique stage of life.

When we live beyond middle age and into the senior years, maintaining movement and having good function and strength can become tricky. But gone are the days of just accepting that humans simply age – then get weak, live with pain and have to stop doing the things they love.  We have so much more knowledge now about how to care for ourselves as we get older. 

Incorporating chiropractic care into your health care regime can be extremely beneficial for many reasons.

What are the main benefits of chiropractic care for seniors?

• Relieve aches and pains
• Improve joint function
• Improve mobility and movement
• Improve muscle function
• Improve balance 
• Can help keep you moving and doing the activity that you love
• Provide relaxation
• May improve sleep
• Support the nervous system

What are common conditions that chiropractic can help seniors with?

• Arthritis or stiff/achy joints
• Poor posture
• Back and neck pain
• Shoulder pain
• Hip pain
• Weak muscles
• Poor balance

Is chiropractic care for seniors safe?

The treatment approach for every patient should be unique and take into account their individual health history, age, physiology and their personal goals for treatment.

There is a broad spectrum of treatments chiropractors can use with their patients; each with their own potential benefits and risk.  One treatment approach may be perfectly suitable and low risk for one patient but not appropriate for another and therefore would not be done.

With patients who are over 60, there are more considerations to take into account. Such as:

• Health history
• Medications
• Age related bone degeneration
• Bone density
• Inflammatory load
• Balance considerations

So more often we would approach the patient in a different way to someone in a different stage of life to optimise treatment results and safety. Treatments are often:

• Gentle, low- force
• Focus on joint mobility 
• Specific muscle work
• Rehab based 
• Patient focused

Contact Chiropractic Moves today!

A gentle and patient centred chiropractic treatment can be an amazingly life-enhancing part of your health care regime and might just get you feeling better and keep you doing the things you love. Get in touch with us today to see how we can help you.

Dr. Amanda O’Doherty

Hi, I’m Amanda. Chiropractor, mum, human body nerd, keen walker (with stroller of course) and social butterfly. I work with mothers and babies to help with underlying musculoskeletal issues of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding; so that mothers can gain confidence in their body for their birthing and breastfeeding journey.